Vitim, Sakha Republic
For other places with the same name, see Vitim.
| Vitim (English) Витим (Russian) Витим (Sakha) | |
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- Urban-type settlement[1] - Settlement[1] | |
 Aerial view of Vitim | |
_Republic_(2008-03).svg.png) Location of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic in Russia | |
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| Administrative status (as of June 2009) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic[1] |
| Administrative district | Lensky District[1] |
| Settlement | Vitim[1] |
| Administrative center of | Settlement of Vitim[1] |
| Municipal status (as of April 2012) | |
| Municipal district | Lensky Municipal District[2] |
| Urban settlement | Vitim Urban Settlement[2] |
| Administrative center of | Vitim Urban Settlement[2] |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2010 Census) | 4,376 inhabitants[3] |
| Time zone | YAKT (UTC+09:00)[4] |
| First mentioned | 17th century |
| Urban-type settlement status since | 1958[1] |
| Postal code(s)[5] | 678150, 678152 |
| Vitim on WikiCommons | |
Vitim (Russian: Вити́м; Sakha: Витим) is an urban locality (a settlement) in Lensky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the left bank of the Lena River at its confluence with the Vitim River. Population: 4,376 (2010 Census);[3] 3,973 (2002 Census);[6] 5,311 (1989 Census);[7] 3,600 (1968).
History
Vitim was first mentioned in 17th-century historical sources as a winter fort and later as a trading fort.[8] By the mid-19th century, the settlement spread along a 2-kilometer (1.2 mi) section of the river, with a population of around 250 inhabitants, who made a living from river trade, fishing, hunting, gold mining, and handicrafts. During the Imperial era, it served as a place of political exile; H. Leivick was exiled here in 1912-1913.
Economy
The settlement's development is being influenced by the development of the Talakan oil field.
Transportation
Vitim is served by the Vitim Airport.[9]
Climate
Vitim has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc) with severely cold winters and warm summers. Precipitation is quite low but is somewhat higher in summer than at other times of the year.
| Climate data for Vitim | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 2.9 (37.2) |
3.6 (38.5) |
11.9 (53.4) |
20.7 (69.3) |
32.9 (91.2) |
36.8 (98.2) |
36.6 (97.9) |
36.3 (97.3) |
28.9 (84) |
19.9 (67.8) |
7.7 (45.9) |
4.6 (40.3) |
36.8 (98.2) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −23.8 (−10.8) |
−18.6 (−1.5) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
3.8 (38.8) |
13.0 (55.4) |
22.1 (71.8) |
25.2 (77.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
12.4 (54.3) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
−22.3 (−8.1) |
1.2 (34.17) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −28.8 (−19.8) |
−25.7 (−14.3) |
−15.3 (4.5) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
6.2 (43.2) |
14.6 (58.3) |
18.1 (64.6) |
14.6 (58.3) |
6.4 (43.5) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−18.2 (−0.8) |
−26.9 (−16.4) |
−5.15 (22.74) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −34.1 (−29.4) |
−32.2 (−26) |
−23.7 (−10.7) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
7.4 (45.3) |
11.5 (52.7) |
8.8 (47.8) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−23.3 (−9.9) |
−32.1 (−25.8) |
−11.2 (11.82) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −60.2 (−76.4) |
−57.6 (−71.7) |
−51.5 (−60.7) |
−40.9 (−41.6) |
−22.1 (−7.8) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−34.6 (−30.3) |
−50.6 (−59.1) |
−61.2 (−78.2) |
−61.2 (−78.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 26.9 (1.059) |
17.8 (0.701) |
14.3 (0.563) |
16.7 (0.657) |
33.7 (1.327) |
51.9 (2.043) |
56.6 (2.228) |
60.3 (2.374) |
45.7 (1.799) |
41.1 (1.618) |
38.8 (1.528) |
31.9 (1.256) |
435.7 (17.153) |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 22.8 | 22.6 | 17.6 | 14.5 | 14.9 | 12.1 | 10.5 | 13.9 | 17.3 | 24.3 | 26.0 | 25.0 | 221.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 76.4 | 75.5 | 70.8 | 65.1 | 62.4 | 66.3 | 70.9 | 77.1 | 78.0 | 79.2 | 78.6 | 76.2 | 73.04 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 54.3 | 105.0 | 175.2 | 210.0 | 252.7 | 291.0 | 291.4 | 221.7 | 135.0 | 85.3 | 63.0 | 34.1 | 1,918.7 |
| Source: climatebase.ru (1948-2011)[10] | |||||||||||||
References
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Law #173-Z 353-III
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
- ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
- ↑ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
- ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года[All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
- ↑ Газета "Якутия". Витимская слобода, November 19, 2009
- ↑ "Vitim Airport". OurAirports. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
- ↑ "Vitim, Russia". Climatebase.ru. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
Sources
- Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Lensky District. (Russian)
- Государственное Собрание (Ил Тумэн) Республики Саха (Якутия). Закон №173-З №353-III от 30 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)», в ред. Закона №1058-З №1007-IV от 25 апреля 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Саха (Якутия) "Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Якутия", №245, 31 декабря 2004 г. (State Assembly (Il Tumen) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. Law #173-Z No. 353-III of November 30, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, as amended by the Law #1058-Z No. 1007-IV of April 25, 2012 On Amending the Law of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic "On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).